Refrigerator



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T. KEELY.

REFRIGERATOR.

No. 278,148. Patented M 22 1883.

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T.KEELY.

REFRIGERATOR.

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, PATENT OFFIcEo THOMAS KEELY', OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,148, dated May 22, 1883.

Application filed September .10, 1889. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS KEELY, of Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Refrigerator, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a refrigerator for cooling water, beer, and other articles witlra comparatively small quantity of ice, which refrigerator is so constructed that the articles contained therein can easily be removed. 7

The invention eonsistsof a refrigerator provided with an inclined platform for receiving the ice, whereby the ice will slide down the platform as rapidly as it melts and rest against the object placed at the foot of the platform.

This invention further consists in a watertank attached to the inner surface of the door and provided with a cock extending to the inner wall of the tank, whereby the water drawn from the tank will always be cool, as the block of ice rests against the inner surface of the tank.

The inventionfurther consists in two sliding frames, of which one is provided with a partition for closing the door-opening while the said slide is withdrawn.

The invention further consists of two slides, one provided with a partition and the other with a compartment for receiving the dishes and other vessels containing the articles. to be cooled or the articles themselves.

The invention also consists in combinations of parts, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Fignre l is a perspective view of my improved refrigerator, showing some of the doors open and the slides drawn out. Fig.2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the slides for supporting the articles to be cooled. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of part of the door. Fig. 5 is a front view of the door, showing the hinges in section.

The refrigerator A, which is made with double walls and a layer of non-conductive material between them in the usual manner, is divided into three stories, of which the lower one is to contain beer-kegs, the second milk, butter, and other. eatables, and the top story is to contain a water-tank and bottles.

A water-tank, 13, made of sheet metal, is attached to the inner surface of the door O of the upper story, so that when the door is opened the tank swings outward.

The ice is placed upon arack, D, preferably covered with metal to make it smooth, which rack is inclined from the back of the watertank B upward toward the back of the top story of the refrigerator A. The ice will slide down the inclined platform I) until it rests against the back of the water-tank B, and as fast it melts it slides down, sothat it will al ways. remain in contact with the tank B and keep the water in the same very cool.

Bottles E, containing various liquids, can be placed on the floor F, at the sides of the inclined platform I), for supporting the block of ice. The floor F also supports a drip pan or tray, G, upon which the drip-water of the ice collects and flows from the same through a pipe, G, which runs down behind the frontmullion or stile, H, to the trough or other suitable water-receptacle, 1, at the foot of the refrigerator.

A cock,J, of the water-tan k extends through the same to within a short distance of the rear wall, so that the water that is drawn from the tank .is drawn from the cool side, and so that only cold water can be drawn from the tank.

In order to fill and clean the tank B, it will be necessary tolift the door 0 from its hinges, and to facilitate this the pin (1,Fig. 5, of the upper hinge is made the usuallengtl1,and the pin bot thelowcr hinge is made aboutone-third of the usual length, so that in hanging the door the upper pin can be passed into the sleeve a short distance, and then the lower pin, 1), can easily be guided into its corresponding sleeve, and all the inconvenience and trouble which is experienced in hanging doors with hinge-pins of equal length is avoided. Ifthreehinges are used on the door, thelength of the pins mustdecrease correspondinglyfrom top to bottom.

I do not limit myself to the use of the abovedescribed improved hinges for refrigerators only; but they may be used on shutters, doors, gates, or any other objects that are to be hung on hinges.

The floor of the second story is formed of a horizontal sliding rack, K, provided with grooved side pieces, K,in which an additional rack, L, slides, the said rack L being about one and a half or two inches shorter than the length of the slide K. Both the slide K and the slide L are provided at the inner ends with bumpers 0r cushions d, of rubber or other suitable material, to prevent jarring. The slide L is provided with a transverse partition, M, of about two-thirds the width of the slide L, which partition M is provided at its upper end with a transverse rail, M, of the entire width of the slide L. A sliding partition, N, overlaps the upper edge of the partition M, and its lower edge runs in a groove of the slide L, which sliding partition N can be moved behind the partition M, as shown in Fig. 1. On the rear part of the slide K a small chamber or box, O, is formed, which is adapted to receive milk-pitchers, meats, and other articles. The slides K and L are to be provided with some suitable spring-catch of any desired construction for connecting them when desired, so that they will move together. The slide L is adapted to receive a butter-tub or any other desired vessel, 1?.

If butter is to be taken from the pail or tub I the doors are opened, the slide L only is withdrawn. The partitions M and N then close the door-opening, and prevent the escape of the cold air from the refrigerator. After 7 the desired amountof butter has been taken from the pail it is only necessary to push the slide L back again.

If a pitcher or other article contained in the box 0 is to be removed, the two slides K and L are engaged by the catch and drawn out together and then disengaged, and the slide L then drawn out separately, as shown in Fig. 1, the pail I? occupying the position shown in dotted lines. Then the sliding partition N is pushed behind the fixed partition M, thus permitting a person to reach the articles in the box or compartment 0. On the right-hand side of Fig.1 the slide L is shown withdrawn, the partitions M and N closing the opening of the right-hand door.

The first or lower story of the refrigerator is provided with a horizontal sliding rack or platform, Q, adapted to receive kegs of ale, lager-beer, or other liquor whichis to be cooled. A platform, It, for receiving a block of ice is inclined upward toward the rear end of the refrigerator A, so that the block of ice on the same will always rest against the keg S. The drip-water from the block of ice on the platform It also flows into the trough I. All the door-frames are provided with strips of rubber or other packing material, g, Fig. 4, in order to close the doors air-tight.

The refrigerator is to be provided with horizontal and vertical cleats or strips m, so that it can be divided into smaller compartments by means of horizontal and transverse partitions. A faucet, T, of the keg S is to project through or under the bottom door of the refrigerator.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A refrigerator constructed, substantially as herein shown and described, with an inclined ice-supportin g frame,whereby the block of ice will rest against the object placed at the foot of the inclined platform, as set forth.

2. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the door, of a water-tank attached to the in- -inner surface of the same, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the door, of a water-tank attached to the inner surface of the same, of an inclined ice-supporting frame behind the water-tank,and of a cock projecting from the front of the watertank and extending to the rear wall of the same, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose of always drawing the water from the cold side of the tank, as set forth.

4. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the sliding frame K, of an additional frame, L, sliding therein, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the slidingframe,of the frame L, sliding therein, and the partition M on the sliding frame L,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the sliding frame K, and the frame L, sliding therein, of the partition M on the frame L, and the partition N, sliding on the partition M, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the sliding frame K, of the frame L, sliding therein, the partition M, provided with the grooved strip M at the upper edge, and of the partition N, sliding on the partition M, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a refrigerator, the combination, with the sliding frame K, and the frame L, sliding therein, of a box, O,'formed on the inner end of the sliding frame K, and of the partitions M andN on the frame L,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a refrigerator, the combination, with THOMAS KEELY.

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